Jocelyn Goldfein (LinkedIn, Twitter)  is a true IT Visionary. Having worked at VMware and Facebook in the early days of both, and now as Managing Director at Zetta Venture Partners, Jocelyn has been involved in the formative years of the internet and technological innovations.

In part one of their interview, Jocelyn and Ian discuss everything from the rise of the computer sciences industry, how to look at investing in start-ups, to the role artificial intelligence will play in businesses moving forward, how the rise of cloud technology could be a precursor to the rise of A.I. and much more. Plus, Jocelyn dives into her years of experience at Facebook working closely with Mark Zuckerberg as well as what it was like riding the VMware rocket ship right as it caught fire.

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